GPR: Alonso leads a Ferrari 1-2 in Bahrain after engine troubles plague early leader Vettel
March 14, 2010 by vmr
Filed under Parc Fermé, People & Events, Top Story
A triumphant Fernando Alonso won the 2010 season opening GP of Bahrain, with teammate Felipe Massa making it a Ferrari 1-2 after Sebastian Vettel had late-race exhaust issues that dropped him from the race lead to, ultimately, fourth place. Lewis Hamilton finished third, as Nico Rosberg outpaced teammate Michael Schumacher to fifth. Schumacher finished sixth, [...]
Vettel on pole for Bahrain, chased by the Ferraris, as Schumacher will start seventh
March 13, 2010 by vmr
Filed under Prime & Option, Top Story
In a qualifying session without incident, Sebastian Vettel took first pole of the 2010 season, followed by the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, and Nico Rosberg as the top five starters for tomorrow’s Grand Prix. As he did throughout qualifying, Rosberg posted a time faster than famous teammate Michael Schumacher, who [...]
Winter Testing Analysis: A faux championship makes Ferrari most likely to succeed
February 28, 2010 by vmr
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, Parc Fermé, People & Events, Top Story, VMR on Sunday
After fifteen days of watching lap times and red flags and hearing the teams bemoan wet and windy conditions, one has to wonder, what does it all mean? Simply put, those watching have really no idea what any of the faster or slower lap times mean, if only because each team used the on-track time [...]
Barcelona full test analysis: Inconsistent teams, consistent drivers
February 28, 2010 by vmr
Filed under Parc Fermé, People & Events
No more testing in 2010. Lots of racing, though. This past week’s testing in Barcelona has been one where the teams did not complain about the weather, and F1B actually had someone at the test session. Even with an eye-witness and access to all the team’s Twitter accounts and some live timing, it is still [...]
Barcelona testing, day 4: Hamilton fastest in the wind and sun
February 28, 2010 by vmr
Filed under Prime & Option
While it was at least sunny on this last day of off-season testing in Barcelona, multiple teams complained that the wind made running difficult. Force India, for example, said early in the day, “Adjustments being made to programme today due to the high winds and bad track conditions – times are two secs off same [...]
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